Account-filing device.



'P. A.-McCASKEY.

ACCOUNT FILING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. a. 1913.

1,164,830. I Patnted Dec. 21,1915.

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COLUMBIA FLANOORAPH CO., WASHINGTON, D. c.

v P. A. MCCASKEY.

ACCOUNT FILING DEVICE.

APPUCATION FILED SEPT. a. 1913.

1,164,830. Patented Dec.21,1915.

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.definedas consisting of the combinations of PEER-Y A. IVICCASKEY, OFLAKEWOOD, OHIO.

ACCOUNT-FILING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1915.

Application filed September 8, 1913. Serial No. 788,617.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, PERRY A. MoCAsKnY, acitizen of the United States, residing at Lakewood, in the county ofCuyahoga and 1 State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Account-Filing Devices, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description, reference being had to-the accompanyingdrawings.

This invention relates to improvements in that class of devices commonlyknown as account registers, which comprise, generally, a cabinet orcasing which contains a series of hinged leaves to the opposite faces ofwhich may be held, by suitable clips, account slips; the seriesof leavesbeing supported within the cabinet or casing in a manner that willpermit them to be swung from a substantially vertical position to asubstantially horizontal position for the purpose of inspecting theslips carried upon their opposite sides.

-As protection against fire and theft, the tradesmen who use registersof the above type desire to place the series or pack of leaves within asafe during all but business hours, and for this reason it is highlydesirable to so construct the register as to permit of the easyremovalof-the series or pack of leaves from the cabinet or casing, andto hinge or connect the leaves of the series in a manner that will allowthem to be placed closely together and in the smallest possible space.The general idea'ofjthe removal of the leaves from the casing is notnew, but the particular manner of connecting the leaves in my improvedconstruction of register, whereby the leaves occupy the minimum amountof space when removed from the casing, is novel.

The objects of my invention are to provide an account register of theabove type from which the leaves may be quickly and convenientlyremoved; and to connect the leaves by an extensible hinge, which willpermit of a limited separation thereof; and further, to provide a leafwhich is very strong, yet simple of construction and economical ofproduction. And a still further object of my invention is to constructthe aforesaid extensible hinge in a manner that willall'ow leaves to beadded to the original series or pack as occasion demands. 7

Generally speaking, my invention may be elements set forth in theannexed claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming parthereof, wherein- Figure l'is a front elevation and Fig. 2 a sectionalside elevation of an account register embodying my invention, the latterfig are being taken on line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a side elevation ofthe series or pack of leaves removed from the cabinet or casing;

vFig. 4 is a perspective of a corner of the register showing theextensible hinge and fragments of the various leaves connected thereby;Fig. 5 is a perspective of one of the extensible hinge elements orlinks; Fig. 6 is a central vertical section through the extensible hingeand the supporting means therefor; Fig. 7 is a similar view of theextensible hinge in the position it assumes when the leaves are removedfrom the casing and are close together, as shown in Fig. 3; and Figs. 8and 9 are sectional details of one of the leaves such sections beingtaken on the correspondingly numbered lines of Fig. 1.

In the drawings, 1 represents the base of the cabinet or casing, abovewhich is supported the table 2 by a back wall 3 and side walls and adrawer 5 is adapted to slide within the space confined by these parts.Rising from the rear edge of'a table 2 is a wall 6, and extendingforwardly from the vertical edges of this wall are a pair of side pieces7 Two triangular blocks 8 are confined within the corner between thetable 2 and the vertical wall 6, and each is spaced a slight distancefrom one of the side pieces 7. A shallow channel member 9 is secured tothe inclined face of each of the blocks 8 byscrews 10, and a flat headedscrew 11 passes through the web of the channel memher near its upper endand into the block, I

and has its head 12 spaced from the surface of the web for a purposewhich will be explained hereinafter.

Each leaf comprises a sheet metal plate 13 which has its upper edgeturned over in I 13 by scoring the inner side of the strip at its centerand setting the edge of the plate into the channel thus formed, where itmay be conveniently held by brads 17. The rod 15 extends throughout theentire lower edge of the leaf and is exposed at the two places withinthe links '19. Each side wall o'fie'achv indicated at 15* where thelower edge of the leaf is notched at 18, said notches being spaced apartthe same distance as the afore} said blocks 8 which form a part of thecasing. The opposite surfaces of the plate 13 i are divided intosections by strips 13 and within each section is located two spring'olips13 for securing to said leaf the account slips. The leaves arehinged together? at the points where they are notched by an extensi blehinge which will now be describedL The extensible hinge comprises aplurality of channel shaped links 19 and 20, the links 20 beingenoughnarrower than the links-l9 to permit the links 20 to nest ortelescope of the links are in a common plane. The

portions l5 of the rods 15, where they are,

exposed through the notches 18 of the leaves, pass through the slotsinthe opposed walls of the various links, the rod of the first leafpassing through diametrically oppositeslots in the side walls of thefirst link 19, the rod of the next adjacent leaf passing through theother slots of the same link and through a pairof diametrically oppositeslots, in a link 20' nestling therein. Telescoping over the I oppositeend of this last mentioned link is another of the links 19, andthe rodof the next leaf of the series passes through the registering slots inthe side walls of these two links. This manner of connecting the leavesis carried on throughout the'entirefseries (which may include any numberof leaves) and the last link of the extensible hinge, which should'be ofthe kind indicated at 19, has its-web provided with a key hole slot 1 19The slot 19 permits the hinge to be ment; and, as will be seen fromFigI-Q, theleaves are permitted to swing a little to the 1 buttoned overthe-head 12 of the screw 11 whereby the hinge is effectively supportedwithin the channel member 9. l/Vhen the pack of leaves is thus supported within the cabinet or casing with each of the extensible hingesoccupying one of the channels 9', the series ortpack of leaves iseffectively held" against any lateral moverear of a vertical positionwhere they are supported by the vertical wall 6 and thus, by gravity,retain their normal position. To remove the series or pack of leavesfrom the casing, it is only necessaryto shift the pack backwardly andupwardly until, the shank of thevscrewll'is withdrawn from the reducedend of the slot 19- when the enlarged portion thereof maybe drawn overthe head 12ofsaid screw. When the leaves are -re-' moved fromtheregister their lower edges tion, or one which brings the plane oftheir the planesof the leaves; and thereafter the individual leaves maybe pressed closely to? gether as shown in Figs. 3 and 7. This reducesthe'cubic capacity of thel'eaves to a minimum, which is a very importantfeature. "when it is taken into consideration that they have to bestored in a safe.

By the employment'of my improvedhinge, the user of the accountregistermay, 'ashis needs require, add to the original series or pack ofleaves such leavesas may be necessary, a. casing or cabinet: ofsuiiicient size I being supplled" W1thrthe-or1-g1nal'packiof may beplaced upon horizontal. surface when'they will assume a correspondingposllower edges at substantially right angles to.

leaves as will permit of suchaddition. While I have shown no'fly-leaforcover for my account register, it maybe added, if f found desirable; orI may omit the dividing strips 13 and the clips 13 from the-.frontsurface of the first leaf "of the'pack', thus converting it into a coverfor the series.

Havin I claim is:-:. V I r l. A deviceot the charactersetforth comprising, in combination, a casing,a series of leaves, anextensible-hmgeconnect1ng-the lower edges of said leaves, and anupwardly g thus described my invention, what opening inclined channelmember securedi within the casing and-adapted to contain antl'support'said hinge, the width 'ofthe 1 hinge being-substantially the same as theinside. width of the channel member;

2. A deviceof the character set forth com v prising, in combination, acasing, a series of leaves, an extensible hinge connecting the loweredges of said leaves, said hinge comprising a pluralityof-telescoping'channel I members to which the leaves are connected," I1-10 and an upwardly 1 opening inclined channel member securedwithintne'casing adapted;

to contain'and' support said hinge, the'width Y ofthe outer channelmembers of the'hinge being substantially'equal to; the inside. width ofthe channeled supporting member.

. 3. In a deviceofthecharacterset forth,

' the combination of a series'of' account leaves and an extensible Lhinge comprising two series of channel members, the members of oneseries being of such width asto telescope within the members of theother series and fitclosely therewithin and; the members of one seriesalternatingwith those of the other series, and: apivotal connectionbetween each channel member and a leaf, there being a-lost-motionconnection between adjacent channel members.

4- In a device ofthe' character described,

anv extensible hinge. comprising telescoping iis the: combination of aseries of accountleaves, j i I channel members, each sidewall of each ofsaid members being provided with a pair of longitudinally extendingslots, the slots in one wall being opposed to those in the other walland the slots in adjacent ends of adj oining channel members beingadapted to register, and rods carried by the leavesadapted to extendthrough the re istering slots in the overlapping side walls of the hingemembers.

5. A device of the character set forth comprising, in combination, aseries of leaves, each leaf having one of its edges notched and turnedaround a wire certain portions of which are exposed through the notchesin the edge of the leaf, a plurality of telescoping channel membershaving slots in their side Walls, each member connecting the ex posedportions of the wires of adjacent leaves, and means for supporting thechannel members and for retaining them against lateral movement.

6. A device of the character set forth comprising, in combination, aseries of leaves, each leaf having one of its edges notched and turnedaround a wire certain portions of which are exposed through the notchesin the edge of the leaf, a plurality of telescopthe edge of the leaf, aplurality of telescop- I ing channel members having slots in their sidewalls, each member being connected to the exposed portions of the wiresof adjacent leaves, and an upwardly opening channel member which isadapted to receive the former channel members and retain them againstlateral movement.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

PERRY A. MCCASKEY.

Witnesses:

BRENNAN B. VVEs'r, JOHN B. HULL.

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